Garment sleeve ironer



J y 13,1937- J. H. LEEF ET AL 2,086}773 GARMENT SLEEVE IIRONER FiledApril 20, 19 36 hwENToRs J HN H L:r

GEORGE H, LEE F 7& Meir J7'fOf/7Qy;

Patented July 13, 1937 l UNITED STATES PATE T OFFICE John H. Leef andGeorge H. Leef, Minneapolis,

Minn.

Application April 20,

2 Claims.

Our invention provides an extremely simple and highly eflicient deviceherein designated as "Garment sleeve ironer and is in the nature of animprovement upon the structures disclosed in our prior patents Nos.1,937,656 of December 3, 1933, entitled Garment leg ironer", and

2,022,210 of November 26, 1935, entitled Garment sleeve ironer.

Although this application is entitled Sleeve ironer, the structuredisclosed herein can readily be used for pressing or ironing legs orother tubular portions of garments having bulged portions at one endthereof. Obviously, the size of the ironer may be varied to meet anydesired size or condition.

Sleeves of many garments, such as those of shirts, have a straight taperto them and are not known as form-fitting garments. In the pressing ofsuch garments a plain tapered ironer will press out the wrinklessuificiently well. However, in the pressing of wash suits and jacketsand other form-fitting garments such a plain tapered ironer is entirelyinadequate. In garments of this nature that part of the sleeve on theoutside immediately below the shoulder is pufied or bulged outwardly togive ample room for the enlarged muscular part of the arm and shoulder.When one attempts to press one of these form-fitting sleeves on astraight tapered sleeve ironer that enlarged portion around the shoulderis not filled out. Consequently, longitudinal creases and wrinkles areformed in this bulged portion. In the process of drying these wrinklesand creases are ironed required to iron them out again. As such anoperation takes time, it obviously increases the cost of pressing.

The object of our invention is to obviate this extra step and to createa sleeve ironer which will press the sleeve and the bulged shoulderportion thereof at the same time.

A further object of our inventionis to provide a garment sleeve ironercapable of pressing sleeves having great variance, both as to length andwidth.

Referring to the drawing, wherein like characters indicate like partsthroughout the several views,

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of an assembly of the improved sleeve ironer;

Fig. 2 is an edge elevation showing the lefthand member. of Fig. 1turned toward the left, some parts being broken away; and

into the garment and a separate operation is' 1936, Serial No. 75,274

Fig. 3 is an edge elevation of the right-hand member shown in Fig. 1turned toward the right, some parts being broken away.

A fixed boot 4 is secured to base 5 by means of studs or the like 6. Themovable boot 1, as shown, is attached to lower portion of fixed boot 4by means of a spring link 8. Said spring 8 is loosely bent around in theinset stud 9 in the central portion of movable boot 1 at its upper end,and is adapted to fit into a slot It! in the lower portion of the fixedboot 4. Thus it will be seen that movable boot I is mounted for rockingaction with respect to the fixed boot 4 and further is under strain tomove away from the fixed boot 4.

Each boot is provided at its corresponding lower outside portion with anoutwardly spring-pressed supplemental wing or plate ll, pivoted at itsupper portion to its respective boot at l2. Each boot is provided with apocket 13 and each supplemental wing or plate With a pocket l4. Intothese pockets springs l5 are adapted to be set. It will be observed thatthe wings ll, being mounted with their inside edges flush with theinside edges of the respective boot to which each is attached, andfurther being pivoted to their respective boots at the same height, thatthey are adapted to co-operate to give the elfect of a singlesupplemental wing. Each of said boots is hollow, as illustrated at It,to permit the introduction and emission of steam by connections not heredeemed to be necessary.

It is important to note the following: Movable boot I is mounted forrocking action in respect to fixed boot 4; the movable boot I beingconnected as it is to the fixed boot 4 by leaf spring or link 8, isunder constant strain to move away from the fixed boot; the lowerportion' of the supplemental wings or plates H are under constantpressure to move outward due to the action of springs l5, thesupplemental wings are so mounted with respect to one another, andfurther with respect to the boots, that they are adapted to co-operateso as to give the effect of a single Note that the two wings II aresubstantially in a common plane and their adjacent edges are adapted tobe brought substantially into contact when the two boots are movedclosely together.

The ironer illustrated inthe drawing is one adapted for pressing of theright sleeves of garments. To press a left sleeve of a garment, it isnecessary to have an ironer with outwardly springpressed wings II on theopposite side of the boots.

The operation of the improved boot is as lows:

The proper sleeve is pulled large end first over folthe two boots untilthe enlarged upper portion of the arm is filled out by the outwardlyspringpressed supplemental wings I I.

It is to be noted that the boots are shaped to conform generally withthe curved arm portion of a garment, and as they are under springtension to move apart, and capable of rocking action,the arm portionbeing'pre'ssed will be completely expanded and pressed without put- 7ting any undue tension on -any part thereof.

From the above, it will be obvious that our invention is capable ofmodifications and variations within the scope of the invention herein!disclosed and claimed.

closely together. "2. The structure defined in claim 1 in which ,saidwings are of substantially fiat formation and are pivoted to the legs attheir upper ends. JOHN H. LEEF.

GEORGE H. LEEF.

